Miss USA 1960

Miss USA 1960 was the ninth Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 7, 1960.

Miss USA 1960
Linda Bement, Miss USA 1960
Date	July 7, 1960
Presenters	Charles Collingwood
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants	45
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Minnesota Mississippi Nebraska Nevada Oregon Washington
Winner	Linda Bement Utah
← 1959 1961 →

At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah was crowned by Terry Huntingdon of California as Miss USA 1960.^[1] It is the second victory of Utah in the pageant's history. Bement later competed at Miss Universe and won.^[2]

Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Charles Collingwood.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss USA 1960	Utah – Linda Bement[1]
1st runner-up	New York – Mary Rodite[1]
2nd runner-up	Alabama – Margaret Jo Gordon[3]
3rd runner-up	North Carolina – Lyndia Ann Tarleton[3]
4th runner-up	Florida – Nancy Wakefield[3]
Top 15	California – Teri Janssen[3] Connecticut – Joyce Trautwig[3] Iowa – Trudy Shulkin[3] Louisiana – Judy Fletcher[3] Massachusetts – Barbara Feldman[3] Michigan – Judith Richards[3] Missouri – Marilyn Jean Stalcup[3] New Jersey – Sandy Chudy[3] Ohio – Corrine Huff[3] West Virginia – Garnett Pugh[3]

Contestants

45 contestants competed for the title.

State/City	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown	Notes
Alabama	Margaret Jo Gordon[4]	22	Homewood	Competed in the Miss United States 1960 pageant[5]
Alaska	Evelyn Bly[6]	23	Fairbanks
Arizona	Virginia Crook	18	Phoenix
Arkansas	Gene Chambers[7]	18	Danville	Married to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
California	Teri Janssen[8]	18	Los Angeles
Colorado	Karen Eickermann	19	Littleton
Connecticut	Joyce Elain Trautwig[4]	19	Hartford
Delaware	Rose Anne Reed	–	Wilmington
District of Columbia	Doris Lee Jones	–	Washington, D.C.
Florida	Nancy Wakefield[4]	19	Winter Haven
Georgia	Cecilia Upton[9]	19	Rockmart
Idaho	Margie Davis[10]	22	Pocatello
Illinois	Patricia Thompson	21	Chicago
Indiana	June Cochran	18	Indianapolis	Later Miss Indiana World 1962 Competed in the Miss USA World 1962 pageant Later Playboy Playmate of the Year 1963
Iowa	Trudy Shulkin[11]	21	Sioux City
Kansas	Peggy Patterson	21	Kansas City
Kentucky	Barbara Joan Lovins[12]	19	Alexandria
Louisiana	Judy Rebecca Fletcher[13]	18	Alexandria
Maine	Terry Suzanne Tripp	–	Lewiston
Maryland	Jerri Fiorilli[14]	–	Baltimore
Massachusetts	Barbara Gale Feldman[4]	20	Natick
Michigan	Judith Richards[15]	19	Dearborn
Missouri	Marilyn Jean Stalcup[16]	20	Normandy
Montana	Joanne Lane	–	–
New Hampshire	Joan Joyce Chesleing	–	Hampstead
New Jersey	Sandra Chudy[17]	20	Bound Brook
New Mexico	Kaye Smith[18]	18	Albuquerque
New York	Mary Rodite[19]	19	Port Jefferson
North Carolina	Lyndia Ann Tarleton[4]	19	Wingate
North Dakota	Twila Fleckton	19	Drayton
Ohio	Corrine Huff	19	Youngstown	Replaced Kathy Justice as Miss Ohio First African-American representing an American state in the pageant[20]
Oklahoma	Suzanna Moore[21]	18	Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania	Betsy Reeves[22]	18	Newtown
Rhode Island	Lorelie Sue White	20	Cranston
South Carolina	Margaret Thompson	–	Sumter
South Dakota	Patricia Klith	20	Sioux Falls
Tennessee	Christine McSwain[23]	22	Memphis
Texas	Pat Cloud[24]	20	Houston
Utah	Linda Jeanne Bement[25]	18	Salt Lake City	Miss Universe 1960
Vermont	Carole Mary Demas	–	Burlington
Virginia	Elizabeth Noreen Fulford[26]	18	Norfolk
West Virginia	Carole Garnett Pugh[27]	18	Queen Shoals
Wisconsin	Sharyn Chalik[28]	19	Milwaukee
Wyoming	Anita Simon	–	Cheyenne

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "S.L. beauty takes title of Miss USA". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. 8 July 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Miss Universe and runners-up". The Spokesman-Review. 11 July 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
3. MacFeely, F. T. (7 July 1960). "Miss U.S.A. will be chosen tonight". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "15 beauties enter semifinals of contest to name Miss USA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. 7 July 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
5. "Here are statistics on beauty entrants". Sunday Herald. 9 October 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
6. "Evelyn Bly crowned Miss Alaska here". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. 12 March 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Miss Missouri and Miss Arkansas". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. 4 July 1960. p. 30. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fairest of the fair". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 20 June 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Queen of the chicks". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 11 June 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Miss Universe hopeful". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. 1 May 1960. p. 36. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Sioux City's Trudy is 'Miss Iowa'". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. 27 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Universal appeal". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. 20 June 1960. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "The new look". The Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. 24 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Early defeat pays off". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. 25 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Boyd, Robert S. (20 June 1960). "Dearborn's Judy is state's beauty". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Miss Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. 6 June 1960. p. 19. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Suburban girl's a beauty". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. 21 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Miss New Mexico". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 18 June 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Delegate from New York". Evening World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. 23 June 1960. p. 44. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
20. "Mass confusion continues in Miss Universe beauty contest". Ocala Star-Banner. 7 July 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
21. "Oklahoma's Miss Universe entry". The Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. 27 June 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
22. "Miss Pennsylvania". Tri-City Herald. Pasco, Washington. 1 July 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
23. "Represents Tennessee". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. 4 July 1960. p. 51. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
24. "Miss Texas". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. 13 June 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
25. "Senior wins place in beauty test". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. 28 May 1960. p. 19. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
26. Bennett, Rose (29 June 1960). "Virginian to join contest-bound beauties here". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. p. 27. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
27. "State's top beauties". The Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. 27 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
28. "Miss Sharyn Chalik to represent state as Miss Wisconsin-Universe". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. 6 June 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Miss USA official website